WELLINGTON BAND CONTEST.
The New Zealand championship band contest, which is to be held in. Wellington from 21st to 26th February, will be the most important contest ever held in New' Zealand. Thirty-six bands from all parts of the Dominion have entered, and record entries have been received for the solo, quartette, and trio contests. Considerable importance attaches to the appointment of Mr. W. Halliwell, of W,igan, England, as chief adjudicator; Mr! Halliwell has for years been looked upon as the leading conductor and adjudicator in England. Contests for A and B grade bands will be held, and on Saturday, 26th February, a monster military quickstep competition will be held at Athletic Park. The march for the A grade bands is "Wairarapa," a composition specially arranged by Mr. C. Trussell, of Queensland. The work of housing between seven and eight hundred bandsmen is now in the hands of a special committee. Season tickets -will be available.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1927, Page 19
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156WELLINGTON BAND CONTEST. Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1927, Page 19
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